You’d better desire that Monday’s professional order workout didn’t keep President Donald Trump’s signature hand laid up as quickly he’ll have the Laken Riley Act to mark — thanks in part to no fewer than a dozen Democrats in the U. S. Senate.
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Named for the Georgia school student who was murdered last year by a Cuban improper alien, the Laken Riley Act requires officials to detain illegal foreigners suspected of fraud. You might think that a law aimed at enforcing existing laws and ( hopefully ) preventing the murders of more young women by people who aren’t even supposed to be here would be a no-brainer.
You might think that, had you never met or read about a Washington Democrat. Â
So it only goes to show you how stupid this country is on plain law-and-order problems. Officials are supposed to prosecute — and arrest — illegal creatures because they’re these illegally. All of the Left’s talk about how illegal aliens commit fewer crimes per capita ( debatable ) than citizens do is designed to make people forget that every single one of them committed a crime when they illegally crossed the border.
Moreover, I remember a day when suspected criminals were detained because of suspected fraud. Crazy, correct?
All 51 Democratic senators voted in favor, unexpected simply nobody. The stage is set for the costs to return to the House for peace, followed by Trump’s name.
If you had asked me a long time ago — the vote was a long time ago, right? — how many Democrats did vote Month on Laken Riley, I would have said,” Three? Four? I could see John Fetterman getting on board with some popular feeling, and Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego can’t manage to disturb their constituents in Arizona that much. “
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Actually, with so many other great tales, I wasn’t following the Laken Riley Act tale very carefully. That’s possibly why I missed it last week when 10 Liberals — sufficiently to trump a legislature — voted Month on a procedural vote to control debate and move the act ahead. Since then, two more Democrats signed on board.
Polls show overwhelming support for increased border security and, yes, even for mass deportation of illegals. That’s how you got these 12 Democrats crossing the aisle to support common-sense legislation: John Fetterman ( Pa. ), Ruben Gallego ( Ariz. ), Maggie Hassan ( N. H. ), Mark Kelly ( Ariz. ), Jon Ossoff ( Ga. ), Raphael Warnock ( Ga. ), Gary Peters ( Mich. ), Jacky Rosen ( Nev. ), Catherine Cortez Masto ( Nev. ), Jeanne Shaheen ( N. H. ), Elissa Slotkin ( Mich. ) and Mark Warner ( Va. ).
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking the same thing this guy on X was thinking:
Warnock? Warnock?
I mean, don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled to dath… but: WARNOCK–? ! ?
— Ward Bond:” I Have a Note from My Mother. ” ( @Bond11Ward ) January 21, 2025
Yes, Warnock. The times they are a-changin’, indeed. Notice that both of Georgia’s Democrat senators voted for Laken Riley. Warnock and Ossof both owe strange twists of fate — don’t even get me started on that again — for their senate seats. I’m not sure they could survive a Nay on this or certain other bills Trump wants to sign.
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We’ve seen many signs in the last few days that Trump’s election was more than just the guy from the other party winning the White House. There is a political shift taking place and, more importantly, a cultural shift, too. Trump and congressional Republicans can and should use that power to bring swing-state and red-state Democrats on board with legislation that they’d otherwise oppose.
Yesterday’s action on the Laken Riley Act showed the way. Â
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